diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
index 086521fb28..034e366967 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ obj-y += efi_string.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL2) += efi_unicode_collation.o
 obj-y += efi_var_common.o
 obj-y += efi_var_mem.o
-obj-y += efi_var_file.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_MM_COMM_TEE),y)
 obj-y += efi_variable_tee.o
 else
 obj-y += efi_variable.o
+obj-y += efi_var_file.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_VARIABLES_PRESEED) += efi_var_seed.o
 endif
 obj-y += efi_watchdog.o
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c
index 16b2c3d488..aa8feffd3e 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <efi_loader.h>
 #include <efi_variable.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <u-boot/crc.h>
 
 enum efi_secure_mode {
 	EFI_MODE_SETUP,
@@ -416,3 +417,76 @@ void *efi_get_var(const u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *vendor, efi_uintn_t *size)
 
 	return buf;
 }
+
+/**
+ * efi_var_collect() - Copy EFI variables mstching attributes mask
+ *
+ * @bufp:	buffer containing variable collection
+ * @lenp:	buffer length
+ * @attr_mask:	mask of matched attributes
+ *
+ * Return:	Status code
+ */
+efi_status_t __maybe_unused efi_var_collect(struct efi_var_file **bufp, loff_t *lenp,
+					    u32 check_attr_mask)
+{
+	size_t len = EFI_VAR_BUF_SIZE;
+	struct efi_var_file *buf;
+	struct efi_var_entry *var, *old_var;
+	size_t old_var_name_length = 2;
+
+	*bufp = NULL; /* Avoid double free() */
+	buf = calloc(1, len);
+	if (!buf)
+		return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+	var = buf->var;
+	old_var = var;
+	for (;;) {
+		efi_uintn_t data_length, var_name_length;
+		u8 *data;
+		efi_status_t ret;
+
+		if ((uintptr_t)buf + len <=
+		    (uintptr_t)var->name + old_var_name_length)
+			return EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
+
+		var_name_length = (uintptr_t)buf + len - (uintptr_t)var->name;
+		memcpy(var->name, old_var->name, old_var_name_length);
+		guidcpy(&var->guid, &old_var->guid);
+		ret = efi_get_next_variable_name_int(
+				&var_name_length, var->name, &var->guid);
+		if (ret == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+			break;
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			free(buf);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		old_var_name_length = var_name_length;
+		old_var = var;
+
+		data = (u8 *)var->name + old_var_name_length;
+		data_length = (uintptr_t)buf + len - (uintptr_t)data;
+		ret = efi_get_variable_int(var->name, &var->guid,
+					   &var->attr, &data_length, data,
+					   &var->time);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			free(buf);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		if ((var->attr & check_attr_mask) == check_attr_mask) {
+			var->length = data_length;
+			var = (struct efi_var_entry *)ALIGN((uintptr_t)data + data_length, 8);
+		}
+	}
+
+	buf->reserved = 0;
+	buf->magic = EFI_VAR_FILE_MAGIC;
+	len = (uintptr_t)var - (uintptr_t)buf;
+	buf->crc32 = crc32(0, (u8 *)buf->var,
+			   len - sizeof(struct efi_var_file));
+	buf->length = len;
+	*bufp = buf;
+	*lenp = len;
+
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_file.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_file.c
index 532b6b40ee..413e1794e8 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_file.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_file.c
@@ -52,70 +52,6 @@ static efi_status_t __maybe_unused efi_set_blk_dev_to_system_partition(void)
 	return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-efi_status_t __maybe_unused efi_var_collect(struct efi_var_file **bufp, loff_t *lenp,
-					    u32 check_attr_mask)
-{
-	size_t len = EFI_VAR_BUF_SIZE;
-	struct efi_var_file *buf;
-	struct efi_var_entry *var, *old_var;
-	size_t old_var_name_length = 2;
-
-	*bufp = NULL; /* Avoid double free() */
-	buf = calloc(1, len);
-	if (!buf)
-		return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
-	var = buf->var;
-	old_var = var;
-	for (;;) {
-		efi_uintn_t data_length, var_name_length;
-		u8 *data;
-		efi_status_t ret;
-
-		if ((uintptr_t)buf + len <=
-		    (uintptr_t)var->name + old_var_name_length)
-			return EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
-
-		var_name_length = (uintptr_t)buf + len - (uintptr_t)var->name;
-		memcpy(var->name, old_var->name, old_var_name_length);
-		guidcpy(&var->guid, &old_var->guid);
-		ret = efi_get_next_variable_name_int(
-				&var_name_length, var->name, &var->guid);
-		if (ret == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
-			break;
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-			free(buf);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		old_var_name_length = var_name_length;
-		old_var = var;
-
-		data = (u8 *)var->name + old_var_name_length;
-		data_length = (uintptr_t)buf + len - (uintptr_t)data;
-		ret = efi_get_variable_int(var->name, &var->guid,
-					   &var->attr, &data_length, data,
-					   &var->time);
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-			free(buf);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		if ((var->attr & check_attr_mask) == check_attr_mask) {
-			var->length = data_length;
-			var = (struct efi_var_entry *)ALIGN((uintptr_t)data + data_length, 8);
-		}
-	}
-
-	buf->reserved = 0;
-	buf->magic = EFI_VAR_FILE_MAGIC;
-	len = (uintptr_t)var - (uintptr_t)buf;
-	buf->crc32 = crc32(0, (u8 *)buf->var,
-			   len - sizeof(struct efi_var_file));
-	buf->length = len;
-	*bufp = buf;
-	*lenp = len;
-
-	return EFI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /**
  * efi_var_to_file() - save non-volatile variables as file
  *